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...Downing St. memo leaked earlier this week reinforced backbench MPs' conviction that waiting any longer for Blair to go voluntarily could be dangerous; it showed his loyalists inhabiting a dream world where they planned to orchestrate a triumphal exit lasting many months, including appearances on children's TV shows, overnight stays in half a dozen cities, and visiting the 20 most striking buildings built during his term of office. "He needs to go with the crowds wanting more. He should be the star who won't even play that last encore," said the astounding document...
...Shenzhen, the gaudy Queen Spa (86-755) 8225 3888 sprawls over 40,000 sq m and includes overnight sleeping capsules, more than 500 massage rooms, and a leisure area with Internet access, billiards and table tennis (there's also a restaurant serving Cantonese and European fare). Can such behemoths really be considered spas? "They are more like leisure entertainment complexes for the masses," says Maggie Gunning, managing director at Spa Synergy, a Singapore-based spa consultancy. They're fast becoming hotel alternatives, too. An extra $17 at LaQua, for instance, lets you stay overnight in a fully reclining chair. Factor...
...American businessman, traveling in India when the planes struck the towers, made his way back to the U.S. the following week as quickly as he could. That meant hopscotching across the Middle East, stopping in Athens overnight to change planes. He spent the evening having supper in a local taverna. No one else in the restaurant spoke English, but when the owner realized he had an American in the house just two nights after 9/11, he asked his guest to stand up, face the other diners and listen to a toast...
...such behemoths really be considered spas? "They are more like leisure entertainment complexes for the masses," says Maggie Gunning, managing director at Spa Synergy, a Singapore-based spa consultancy. They're fast becoming hotel alternatives, too. An extra $17 at LaQua, for instance, lets you stay overnight in a fully reclining chair. Factor in the $23 entrance fee, as well as the costs of a massage and a meal, and you still have a bargain when it comes to lodging in Tokyo. Just don't expect a mint on your pillow...
...state, 'It is my strong judgment - correction, that I know that this is not a hoax, that the communication should be taken very seriously.'" Karr added that the fact that he had been slow in revealing himself as the killer should be further proof "that I was not seeking overnight notoriety." But in a separate passage, he writes: "I want to discuss the book and our collaboration. There must be some way we can manage it." As it has become clear that Karr's confessions were false, the release of his e-mail correspondence reveals the passions of his deeply...